Wastecan



- Oct, 9 1923.

1,470,207 J. WALKER WASTECAN Filed N v'. 5(1921 Application filed November 0.

To all whom. it may concern.

l ie it known that 1, JAMES l'VALKER, a citizen ol the United States, and a resident ol' the city of ('ohunbus, in the county of Franhlin and tate of Ohio. have invented --rtaiu new and useful Improvements in a i: and i do he il U dc'tlare that the a full. rlr-ar, and act descripof lhe same. reference beim' had to the arroiopanyiiu g drawn and I to the nuuu'a'als ol' i'el'eu'eiuie marked thereon. which 'orit-i a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a Waste can and particularly to a waste can which may be ml or stored disassembled to clifect an omuomy ol' space and which may be conveniently and quickly assembled :l'or use.

\l'astc cans are of necessity o'l? considerable lmllc relative to their weight and when it ne essary to ship large numbers ol. such mllcy articles the problem of transportation 4 live-( 1 es a serious one on account 'ect o? the present m-inliihn t prm ide a waste can which may i (lied in a small space.

, another object of this invention to 3mm llc a rw'eptaclc ha its various porlious joiuel l'o esether by parable connectmeans.

t is a further object of this ii'wentioii to provide a receptacle of the class described baring in'iprored interlocking and bracing portions.

it is also an object of this invention to provide a waste can having improved means For suspending: a supplemental containing means therein.

t is an iniporl'ant object of this invention to provide a waste can which may he econoiuically constructed and which may be lisas seinbled and packed in a small space.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosin-es in the specification and the acmmrmnyingr drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is llustrated in the drawings and hereinafter it-iore tully described.

(in the drawings:

Figure l. is a side elevation with parts inc;

PET] '5 u t 2 r I? i. r e a s .li aiqll l if a sonensrnnsns MFG. 00., A

in section, ol a waste can embodying the prir'ciples of this invention.

Figure is a top plan View of the waste can with the cover removed.

l io urc l is a section on the line 33 of ure with parts omitted.

rin ure is an enlarged sectional detail showing a method of securing the cover to he can.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional detail ;-.ho .'iu;,; the method of supporting the supph'fiiwnl'al container in position.

. own on the drawings:

'll'he outside container comprises wall portions which are joined together at their owners by the engagement of angle flanges lormwl along the edges of one wall belm'een the inner edge of the adjacent wall 1nd 5uide-ways or offset retaining means 3 which are secured to said inner edges. The edge ot the side wall which is provided with the guide-wa t 3 extends outwardly to a point in line with the outside of the adjacent i 0 wall and is provided with a right angle hinge 42 which rests in a depression afforded .u' the oilset portion of said adjacent wall. it will thus be noted that an inter- ,heiiuzj joint is formed at the corners of the container along); the edges 01 the adjacent lie. and it is also apparent that this lockjoint nuiy be provided at each corner or that certain of the side walls may be made integral and only diagonally opposite corners joined in this manner.

The bottom. of the coi'itainer is braced by a band 6 which abuts the inner side of the walls 1 along; the lower edges thereof and which is preferably secured to said walls by means of screws or bolts 7. The upper edges of the walls 1 are braced by rigid members 8 which are secured to the inner sides thereof by spot-welding or other suitable means. The upper edges of the walls 1 are provided with offset portions 10 near the corners thereof and engaged between said offset portions 10 and the bracing members ll at each corner of the container is a corner bracing member 11 which acts to brace the corners of the container and to aid in securing): the side walls more firmly together. Struck downwardly from the horizontal portion of each or said corner bracing members 11 is a lug 12, and engaged over each of said lugs is a metallic hook 13 which is engaged through the upper edge of a cloth sack 1 1 or other flexible supplemental container to support the same in position inside the walls 1. A gable cover 15 is hingedly and removably secured on the top of the container by the engagement of pins 16 secured to the under side thereof with hinges which are secured to the outside of one of the walls 1 near the upper edges thereof. Said gable cover 15 is preferably provided with a swinging closure member 18 which is hinged at the top thereof and adapted to be swung outwardly from the cover to permit the deposition of material in the sup plemental container or sack 14.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that this invention provides a container which may be easily shipped in disassembled condition and conveniently assembled in position for use. The various portions comprising the container are preferably constructed of sheet metal and an economical construction is thus afforded. In order to remove the waste material from the container it is only necessary to lift the supplemental container 14 therefrom, after which it may be replaced by a similar supplemental container or emptied and again adjusted in position on the supporting hooks 13. The interlocking joints which are pro vided at the corners of the side walls afford a rigid construction which is reinforced by the corner bracing means 11, the bottom band (3 and the bracing members 8.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A waste receptacle comprising in combination a plurality of side walls, interlocking means on the adjacent edges of said walls whereby the same may be removably secured together, bracing means secured inside the upper ends of the side walls, and corner braces engaged between the inside of the walls and said bracing means.

2. A waste receptacle comprising in combination a plurality of side walls, interlock ing means on the adjacent edges of said walls whereby the same may be removably secured together, bracing means inside the upper ends of the side walls, offset portions on the side walls, and corner braces engaged between the insides of said offset portions and said bracing means.

3. A waste receptacle comprising in combination a plurality of side walls, interlocking means on adjacent edges of said walls whereby the same may be removably secured together, bracing means removably engaged inside the upper ends of the side walls, corner braces engaged between the inside of the walls and said bracing means, an integral lug on each corner brace, a hook removably secured to each lug,'and a flexible supplemental container supported by said hooks.

1. A waste receptacle comprising in combination a plurality of side wall members having their adjacent side edges so formed and arranged as to be capable of being slid longitudinally into and out of interlocking engagement with each other; a brace extending continuously across the top of each said member and so arranged adjacent its ends as to offer means for the engagement of corner braces; corner braces releasably engaged with said means and serving to brace angularly the adjacent interlocking joint between side wall members; and a polygonal band releasably connected with the side wall members near the bottoms thereof and serving to brace said members angularly and to prevent relative longitudinal movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two sub scribing witnesses.

JAMES WVALKER. Vi itnesses GEORGE C. STINE, FRANK MOORE. 

